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100%
03-30-2009, 06:08 PM
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Architect Dietmar Koering of Arphenotype (http://www.arphenotype.com/) has designed these electricity pylons for a competition to envisage a new power transmission network in Iceland.
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Each pylon would be between 17 and 32 metres tall, with the shape of each one varying according to its longitude and latitude.
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“A parametric code drives the heights in an continuous gradient, which will be manufactured physically through help of milling machines,” says Koering.
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“Once the parameters are set, it is just the location of tower by latitude and longitude that will result in unique towers,” he continues.
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The towers would be prefabricated and mounted on concrete foundation.
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The project was devised for a competition organised by Icelandic electrical transmission company Landsnet (http://www.landsnet.is/) and the Association of Icelandic Architects (http://www.ai.is/).
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Proper Bo
03-30-2009, 06:38 PM
shirley an underground network would be better
Barbarossa
03-31-2009, 08:33 AM
If they invented pylons today they would never be allowed
Skweeky
03-31-2009, 03:18 PM
That's a bit philosophical for a Tuesday morning.
100%
03-31-2009, 06:46 PM
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tesco
04-03-2009, 11:03 PM
shirley an underground network would be better
It costs too much.;)
Proper Bo
04-03-2009, 11:05 PM
maybe for canadians, like.
Rat Faced
04-04-2009, 11:29 PM
A thought..

'Coz of all the NIMBY's regarding wind farms, why not stick a windmill on top of each of these bloody pylons going through the countryside anyway carrying the bloody electricity?

The production is then already on the grid too..



/me awaits all the amateur engineers to jump in and crush his brainwave..
Artemis
04-05-2009, 02:08 AM
That's the beauty of Iceland, not many people = not many nimby's so your evil plan could work RF :blink:
Snee
04-05-2009, 09:01 AM
A thought..

'Coz of all the NIMBY's regarding wind farms, why not stick a windmill on top of each of these bloody pylons going through the countryside anyway carrying the bloody electricity?

The production is then already on the grid too..



/me awaits all the amateur engineers to jump in and crush his brainwave..

Like those helicopter style ones, that are turned upwards?

Those are fairly quiet I hear, so not that terrible for the wild life, or anything. And powerlines sort of hum anyways, so.

Only probs I see is maybe maintenance: you'll spread them out all along the length of the line, and some will be hard to get to. And it'll probably take some trickery with capacitors and whatnot to get an even influx of power if it's tying into the grid.

I dunno about the durability of those pylons or anything, and whether it's feasible, but I like the idea, anyhow.
Rat Faced
04-05-2009, 11:01 AM
That's the beauty of Iceland, not many people = not many nimby's so your evil plan could work RF :blink:
Icelands bankrupt, they're not going to go with the new pylons atm, I'm thinking bigger ;)
clocker
04-05-2009, 11:52 AM
shirley an underground network would be better
It costs too much.;)
Bullshit.
Every winter we see massive power outages due to the fragility of aboveground transmission lines.
Calculate the cost of that into the equation and the one-time cost of building a safer, less weather affected system makes a lot more sense.
Proper Bo
04-05-2009, 12:01 PM
It costs too much.;)
Bullshit.
Every winter we see massive power outages due to the fragility of aboveground transmission lines.
Calculate the cost of that into the equation and the one-time cost of building a safer, less weather affected system makes a lot more sense.

Yeah, shut up, tesco.